2014 Philipponnat Mareuil-Sur-Ay
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The 2014 Champagne Premier Cru Mareuil-Sur-Ay Extra Brut is only released in select years and comes from three Pinot Noir plots from the home village. It pours a deep straw hue and displays a rounded profile with lush aromas of fresh plum, a hint of blue fruit, shortbread cookie, red apple, and incense. Full-bodied, it floats across the palate with a rounded mouthfeel and a long finish. A very pretty style, it’s delicious now but has a long drink window over the coming decades. 3,210 bottles were produced. Disgorged June 2022, with 4.5 grams per liter dosage.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2014 Extra-Brut Mareuil-sur-Aÿ is bright and focused in the glass. Chalk-infused red fruit, white pepper, smoke and dried herbs are all nicely delineated. This is an especially linear style, with good persistence but less intensity on the mid-palate. It will appeal most to readers who enjoy nervy Champagnes. The 2014 is 100% Pinot Noir done entirely in barrel with no malolactic fermentation. I would give this a few years in bottle to see if a bit more mid-palate depth develops. Disgorged: June 2022.
Disgorged in June 2023, the 2014 Mareuil-sur-Aÿ Extra Brut is a 100% Pinot Noir sourced from vines planted in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ and vinified in barrels. It evokes notes of a deep, complex, intense bouquet with aromas of nuts, exotic fruits, mango, pastry, ripe orchard fruits and honeycomb. Medium to full-bodied, it’s broad, vinous and fleshy, concluding with an intensely mineral, saline finish.
About the producer
Champagne Philipponnat, an historic family estate that has been cultivating the region for an extraordinary 500 years, has been producing Champagne on the Clos des Goisses site since 1935. Charles Philipponnat is currently at the helm of the Champagne House.